Dr Amanda Krause, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, is currently exploring the listening habits of older Australians.

The ACMA has released a series of studies about regional media that take a snapshot of the evolving consumption patterns of regional audiences.

The Local content in regional Australia 2017 report consolidates findings from three complementary reports undertaken over the past 12 months and also builds on earlier ACMA research from 2013. The results are drawn from telephone surveys of 2,457 adult regional Australians.

The perception of Radio's competitors in the market place is strong, but it is not accurate, according to Tony Kendall, who launched the Share of Audio study and marketing campaign today at the National Radio Conference.

The first major comprehensive study of Australians’ audio consumption has found that the entry of global players such as Pandora, Spotify and Apple Music have failed to dent Australian radio’s dominance of the audio landscape.